Vitkovsky V. Cartography. (theory of cartographic projections).

Vitkovsky V. Cartography. (theory of cartographic projections).
Saint-Petersburg. Printing House Of Y. N. Ehrlich. 1907. XIV, 463 c. Owner's hard cover, 16 x 22,7 cm, Witkowski Vasily (1856 — 1924 ) — Russian surveyor and topographer, was performing the position of chief of the General staff Academy(February — September 1915), the General staff Lieutenant-General and military expert. He Graduated (1885) From The General Staff Academy. In 1885?89 worked on surveying and triangulation of Finland and St. Petersburg province. In 1889 he started his pedagogical work in military and civilian educational institutions. Since 1897 Professor of geodesic Department of the Academy of the General staff, had the rank of Lieutenant General. Chairman of the Department of mathematical cartography of The Russian geographical society (1897?1905). He also conducted extensive teaching activities in a number of civil educational institutions of the capital. The author of a number of fundamental works and articles on geodesy and topography, which was awarded the gold medal of the name of P. p. Litke, RGO. In addition, Vasily put a lot of articles on astronomy and geodesy in the "encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron." Condition-good, scuffed cover, owner's signature.